These are free masons of Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia. E.D. Fouse, secretary, writes of the group which was formed 26 Oct 1847 and ranked highly in the state of GA. This article is on page 2 of the Atlanta Constitutional Newspaper 28 Sep 1902. E.D. is Ephraim Dent Fouse of Newnan, GA, brother to Emily Jane Fouse, son of John Fouse & Ruth Ann Dent and husband to Martha Barnes Fouse.